Strongest Thing I See
timothymichaelmusic
29 SEP 2023

V1.
Today life beat me to the punch
And held me on the ropes
With each blow that was landed
I started losing hope
And everything I’m facing
Feels like another bout I’m losing
I could run back to the bottle
Or I can fight the urge for boozing

Chorus
I can see right through the vodka
And the rum’s still pretty clear
When I need a friend to lean on
I won’t find one in the beer
The demons in the whiskey
Ain’t gonna get the best of me
My reflection in the mirror
Is the strongest thing I see

V2
Duck and cover, bob and weave
I’ll show life what I’ve got
Jab and move, defend the heart
And wait to take my shot
This old fight might take all night
But round by round I’ll make it
Stick to the plan, they’ll raise my hand
Pound for pound I am the greatest

Chorus
‘Cos I can see right through the vodka
And the rum’s still pretty clear
When I need a friend to lean on
I won’t find one in the beer
The demons in the whiskey
Ain’t gonna get the best of me
My reflection in the mirror
Is the strongest thing I see
Bridge
So I’ll two step around the bottle
My whining don’t need the wine
And pour some ice cold water
On these open wounds of mine]

Chorus
‘Cos I can see right through the vodka
And the rum’s still pretty clear
When I need a friend to lean on
I won’t find one in the beer
The demons in the whiskey
Ain’t gonna get the best of me
My reflection in the mirror
Is the strongest thing I see

My reflection in the mirror
Is the strongest thing I see








Strongest Thing I See (2025) (Cover)

Together
TimothyMichaelMusic
24 OCT 2025

V1.
What started off as singles
Spinning at forty-five
One hit wonders
Just beginning our love life
Like the needle in the groove
We found some harmony
The more I got to know you
Words started pouring out of me

Chorus
The sad songs make us smile
Cheating songs keep us faithful
Through the best of times or trials
And even when the days are painful
Truth laid over just three chords
Blessings coming from the Lord
Sunny skies or stormy weather
We’re Stronger when we stand 
… Together

V2.
The chorus found the verses
We started to create
Music built our family album            
Spinning at seventy-eight
Kids and constant chaos
Hopes and dreams and fears
Enough trials and tribulations
Both sad and happy tears

Chorus
The sad songs make us smile
Cheating songs keep us faithful
Through the best of times or trials
And even when the days are painful
Truth laid over just three chords
Blessings coming from the Lord
Sunny skies or stormy weather
We’re Stronger when we stand 
… Together


Bridge
Our story’s one of one
A day dreamer won’t believe it
Even with you by my side
It took a miracle to weave it

Chorus
The sad songs make us smile
Cheating songs keep us faithful
Through the best of times or trials
And even when the days are painful
Truth laid over just three chords
Blessings coming from the Lord
Sunny skies or stormy weather
We’re Stronger when we stand 
… Together




Together (2025-Duet)


Right… or If I’m Wrong
timothymichaelmusic
27 OCT 2021

V1.
I’ve never pretended to be perfect
I’ve lived the error of my ways
But, the Father has forgotten
And forgiven my worst days

All the awful things I’ve done
The hurt I’ve caused along the way
Have been washed away by kindness
And mercy  I can’t repay

Chorus
If I’m right or If I’m Wrong,
I’m not hurting anyone
So why are you trying to fight me
‘Cos if  I’m right then there you’ll go
Down the stairs to hell below
I’m here to help set you free
There’s still time to get it right
And I pray you see the light
All you have to do is believe

V2.
I’ve watched the way you struggle
And I’ve seen the way you fight.
And When Satan has his hold on you
There’s no silence in the night.
I just want to share some
Better ways to ease the pain
There’s a better path to travel
Down the righteous road again.

Chorus
If I’m right or If I’m Wrong , 
I’m not hurting anyone
So why are you trying to fight me
‘Cos if I’m right then there you’ll go
Down the stairs to hell below
I’m just trying to set you free
There’s still time to get it right
And I pray you see the light
All you have to do is believe

Bridge
If I’m right there’s consequences
There’s still time to mend the fences

Chorus
If I’m right or If I’m Wrong , 
I’m not hurting anyone
So why are you trying to fight me
‘Cos if I’m right then there you’ll go
Down the stairs to hell below
I’m just here to set you free
That there’s still time to get it right
And I pray you see the light
All you have to do is believe


If I'm Right (2025)

Love You Back
Tim Schlesener 
12/8/2019

V1
A little wine while I whine
About the way you spend your time.
Hello Stupid! 
Here’s your sign.

You’re caught up in the fantasy
Of reality TV
And once again that leaves me last in line.

In your imaginary world view
Gaming til after 2
You know you really need to change your plan

And if you give a damn
Drop the controller out your hand
And show me you still know how to be a man.

Chorus
If you’d just love me first
I’d love you the best.
Make me your priority 
And you’ll never need the rest

You love to gamble at casinos
You love betting at the track
You love your Dallas Cowboys
But do they ever love you back?

V2
You’re always hunting and fishin
And you never ask permission
Leaving me here at home 
holding down the fort.

You gotta watch all your favorite teams
Doing all their sporty things
And if they lose the game 
you’re all out of sort.

Chorus
If you’d just love me first
I’d love you the best.
Make me your priority
And you’ll never need the rest.
You love gambling at casinos
You love betting at the track
You love your Dallas Cowboys
But do they ever love you back?

Bridge
You get so upset when you lose a bet
Maybe someday you’ll see
It ain’t half as bad as losing me

Chorus
If you’d just love me first
I’d love you the best.
Make me your priority
And you’ll never need the rest.

You love gambling at casinos
You love betting at the track
You love your Dallas Cowboys
But do they ever love you back?





Love You Back (2025)

Up On Vine Street
TimothyMichaelMusic
29 OCT 2025

V1.
Grandma wasn’t champagne brunchin’
Or attending ladies luncheons
She was taking care of our family

No twelve dollar iced mochas
With some avocado toast
No hot yoga and tattoo sleeves

Mom wasn’t sitting on her ass
Ordering GrubHub and Door Dash
Everything we ate was home made

No subscriptions to watch TV
No rapper style S U V’s 
She drove the P O S parked out in the driveway

Chorus
We were paycheck to paycheck
Scrimping and saving every dime
But we had everything we needed
Every time

I never knew the struggle
We were as rich as we could be
In that little three-bedroom house
Up on Vine Street

V2.
Grandpa worked the night shift
Loading trucks and driving forklifts
Trading sleep for all the things we’d need

The truck he drove sounded like thunder
So we never had to wonder
We’d hear him coming way down the street

Pop could fix anything in sight
If it was broke he’d make it right
He had mechanic’s magic in his hands

He never missed a ball game
Always there to watch us play
Proud and smiling. Top row of the stands

Chorus
We were paycheck to paycheck
Scrimping and saving every dime
But we had everything we needed
Every time

I never knew the struggle
We were as rich as we could be
In that little three-bedroom house
Up on Vine Street

Bridge
It was tight as could be
But we always made ends meet
Never thought of taking out a loan

We chased all of our dreams,
But we lived within our means
Never tried to keep up with the Jones’s

Chorus
We were paycheck to paycheck
Scrimping and saving every dime
But we had everything we needed
Every time

I never knew the struggle
We were as rich as we could be
In that little three-bedroom house
Up on Vine Street

Outro
We were as rich as we could be
In that little three-bedroom house
Up on Vine Street






Up On Vine Street (2025)

A Little Rescuing
TimothyMichaelMusic
30 OCT 2024

V1. 
We share a lot of history
You and me
Our love is an enigma
In an endless sea
[male]
We’ve surfed the highest waves
Been wrapped in riptides
Somedays thriving some just surviving
Our love life

Chorus 
When you’re treading in deep waters
I’m waist deep wading in
I’ll meet you in the middle
Chin to chin
You’re my life line
Ready to reel me in
Some days we both need
A little rescuing

V2. 
There’s so much water under our bridge
We’re drowning in it
We need a whole lot of forgiving 
But we’re getting to it
The overpass ain’t burning
But it’s bridging troubled waters
It ain’t boiling yet
But it’s getting hotter


Chorus 
When you’re treading in deep waters
I’m waist deep wading in
I’ll meet you in the middle
Chin to chin
You’re my life line
Ready to reel me in
Some days we both need
A little rescuing


Bridge 
Just keep swimming baby
Why can’t we see
The only thing that matters
Is you and me

Chorus 
When you’re treading in deep waters
I’m waist deep wading in
I’ll meet you in the middle
Chin to chin
You’re my life line
Ready to reel me in
Some days we both need
A little rescuing

A little rescuing

A little rescuing




A Little Rescuing (5 Duet-2025)

Well, Whiskey
TimothyMichaelMusic
03 NOV 2025

V1.
Whitney’s sippin’ Chardonnay
At the end of every day
A glass or two helps her to unwind

If the bottle goes on ice
I know she’s paid the price
And today was really unkind

But, when she’s sipping from the well
I can always tell
She’s going back in time

Chorus
Well, Whiskey
Tell me Girl, what’s on your mind
Those eyes start getting misty 
When she starts to rewind

All the people that she’s loved 
And places she’s left behind
Shots she’s taken
Opportunities declined

This time you know I hope she comes back quickly
Well, Whiskey

V2
When her toes are in the sand
There’s a Tito’s in her hand
Listening to the sound of crashing waves

She gets that twinkle in her eye
With a little vodka high
And I know it’s gonna be a real good day

But, when she’s sipping from the well
I can always tell
She’s checking out today

Chorus
Well, Whiskey
Tell me Girl, what’s on your mind
Those eyes start getting misty 
When she starts to rewind

All the people that she’s loved 
And places she’s left behind
Shots she’s taken
Opportunities declined

This time you know I hope she comes back quickly
Well, Whiskey

Bridge
One thing I know for certain
She gets turned up on the bourbon

Chorus
Well, Whiskey
Tell me Girl, what’s on your mind
Those eyes start getting misty 
When she starts to rewind

All the people that she’s loved 
And places she’s left behind
Shots she’s taken
Opportunities declined

This time you know I hope she comes back quickly
Well, Whiskey

This time you know I hope she comes back quickly
Well, Whiskey

Well, Whiskey (2025) (Cover)

Beer’s The Reason
TimothyMichaelMusic
07 NOV 2025

V1.
Tornado Siren wailing
Trying to pry my eyes awake
Brunette draped cross my bare chest
Is my latest big mistake
Half can on the nightstand
Wondering where the hell I am
Waking up next to a stranger
At the stroke of noon again

Chorus
Another beer for breakfast
Church blasting out twelve bells
Once I have another
I’ll feel a little less like hell
Goodnight wasn’t goodbye
I’ll try sneaking out real soon
Beer’s the reason I get up
Every afternoon

V2.
Bottles turn to buckets
Get my all-night nightcap on
Feeling alright after midnight
Last call ain’t the last call
We’ll grab another six pack 
And head back to her room
Pass out it the sunrise
And start up again real soon

Chorus
Another beer for breakfast
Church blasting out twelve bells
Once I have another
I’ll feel a little less like hell
Goodnight wasn’t goodbye
I’ll try sneaking out real soon
Beer’s the reason I get up
Every afternoon

Bridge
When I wake up the room will still be spinning

Just in time for new beginnings

Chorus
Another beer for breakfast
Church blasting out twelve bells
Once I have another
I’ll feel a little less like hell
Goodnight wasn’t goodbye
I’ll try sneaking out real soon
Beer’s the reason I get up
Every afternoon




Beer's The Reason

Wish I Was A Goldfish
timothymichaelmusic
25 JUL 2023

V1.
I can’t catch a break today
Nothing seems to go my way
Work week’s working me over
In this month of Mondays
My love life ain’t much better
Because I went and let her
Live rent free in my head
And I can’t seem to forget her

Chorus
Wish I was a goldfish
‘cause I heard that they forget quick
Just swim away and clear my mind
I can’t seem to escape
My brain always takes the bait
And my memory hits rewind
There’s one thing that would prob’ly fix all this
I wish I was a goldfish

V2
If I had no memory
I’d have the opportunity
To look at all the positives
Then maybe I could see
I’d be happy right here in my pond
Where the sun is shining all day long
I’d just keep on swimming
Right here where I belong.

Chorus
Wish I was a goldfish
‘cause I heard that they forget quick
Swim away and clear my mind
I can’t seem to escape
My brain always takes the bait
And my memory hits rewind
There’s one thing that would prob’ly fix all this
I wish I was a goldfish

Bridge
I’d have the shortest memory
There’d be nothing left of her and me
It might be the only thing to set me free

Chorus
Wish I was a goldfish
‘cause I heard that they forget quick
Swim away and clear my mind
I can’t seem to escape
My brain always takes the bait
And my memory hits rewind
There’s one thing that would prob’ly fix all this
I wish I was a goldfish

I wish I was a goldfish








Wish I Was A Goldfish (2025-new) (Remix) (Cover)

Wasted
timothymichaelmusic
05 OCT 2023

V1.
It’s 3 am, I’m up again
You’ll always be the reason
Whistling wind, storms moving in
The changing of the seasons
Got time to think. I pour a drink
Strong, a double tall
Like the trees, changing leaves
I’ll just let go and fall.

Chorus
They say time’s a terrible thing to waste
But I do it pretty well.
Your scent still lingers in the air
I’m trapped under your spell.
A hint of wine, your lips on mind
Are still the best I’ve tasted
I’m too far gone to carry on.
My time is best spent wasted

V2.
Feels like the liquor makes it pass quicker
But it keeps me from moving on.
There’s no silence in the night
But there’s comfort in the dawn.
The sunshine breaking through the clouds
Starts to melt away the gray
But I know the truth, me without you
Is just another wasted day.

Chorus
They say time’s a terrible thing to waste
But I do it pretty well.
Your scent still lingers in the air
I’m trapped under your spell.
A hint of wine, your lips on mind
Are still the best I’ve tasted
I’m too far gone to carry on.
My time is best spent wasted

Bridge
I let the night just slip on by
But your memory won’t fade
God had bigger plans for you
But I wish you could have stayed

Chorus
They say time’s a terrible thing to waste
But I do it pretty well.
Your scent still lingers in the air
I’m trapped under your spell.
A hint of wine, your lips on mind
Are still the best I’ve tasted
I’m too far gone to carry on.
My time is best spent wasted

I’m too far gone to carry on.
My time is best spent wasted








Wasted (2025) (Cover)

Table For One
16 NOV 2023
timothymichaelmusic

V1
Our favorite corner table
With a clear view of the stage
I met you on this dance floor
When we were half this age
We’ve been coming here for 30 years
It’s a habit I can’t break
I’m hoping the music
Will help cure my heartache

Chorus
It’s a table for one
But I’m drinking for two
These sad old country covers
Fetch your memory right on queue
Let’s order us a couple doubles
But I’m gonna drink yours too
It’s a table for one
But I’m drinking for two.

V2
I close my eyes and in my mind
We’re swaying back and forth
Two stepping through my memory
And waltzing across my heart
It ain’t been long that you’ve been gone
But my heart won’t seem to mend
Let’s order up another round
And hope this night don’t end

Chorus
It’s a table for one
But I’m drinking for two
These sad old country covers
Fetch your memory right on queue
Let’s order us a couple doubles
But I’m gonna drink yours too
It’s a table for one
But I’m drinking for two.

Bridge
You’ve been in my heart and on my mind lately
Baby, I love you and I miss you like crazy

Chorus
It’s a table for one
But I’m drinking for two
These sad old country covers
Fetch your memory right on queue
Let’s order us a couple doubles
But I’m gonna drink yours too
It’s a table for one
But I’m drinking for two.

It’s a table for one
But I’m drinking for two.












Table For One (Cover)

Lyricist looking to connect with artists in the country genre that are searching for great songs to record. Also open to co-writes. Regularly pitching music to Nashville publishers and song pluggers. Primarily country genre. Mid 50s, married. 6 kids and 10 grandkids in a beautifully blended family. Enjoys golf, working out, nature/lakes, and listening to live music every chance I get!

Strongest Thing I See (2025) (Cover)

Timothy Michael Music - SONGWRITER